An Unusual Complication in Osteonecrosis of Femoral Head: A Case Report

We report a case of fracture of femoral head occurring in the setting of underlying osteonecrosis following a low-energy trauma in a middle-aged male. Patient also has underlying pelvic pathology from a previous trauma. The possible mechanism of injury is discussed. Extensive literature search revea...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Singaravadivelu Vaidyanathan, Yuvaraja Murugan, Kingsly Paulraj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/313289
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849406021084119040
author Singaravadivelu Vaidyanathan
Yuvaraja Murugan
Kingsly Paulraj
author_facet Singaravadivelu Vaidyanathan
Yuvaraja Murugan
Kingsly Paulraj
author_sort Singaravadivelu Vaidyanathan
collection DOAJ
description We report a case of fracture of femoral head occurring in the setting of underlying osteonecrosis following a low-energy trauma in a middle-aged male. Patient also has underlying pelvic pathology from a previous trauma. The possible mechanism of injury is discussed. Extensive literature search reveals that this is the first report of a fracture in an osteonecrotic femoral head.
format Article
id doaj-art-4bf83ebcd8b84602bc36e17dc0fa0593
institution Kabale University
issn 2090-6749
2090-6757
language English
publishDate 2013-01-01
publisher Wiley
record_format Article
series Case Reports in Orthopedics
spelling doaj-art-4bf83ebcd8b84602bc36e17dc0fa05932025-08-20T03:36:31ZengWileyCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67492090-67572013-01-01201310.1155/2013/313289313289An Unusual Complication in Osteonecrosis of Femoral Head: A Case ReportSingaravadivelu Vaidyanathan0Yuvaraja Murugan1Kingsly Paulraj2Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Madras Medical College, Chennai 600003, IndiaInstitute of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Madras Medical College, Chennai 600003, IndiaInstitute of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Madras Medical College, Chennai 600003, IndiaWe report a case of fracture of femoral head occurring in the setting of underlying osteonecrosis following a low-energy trauma in a middle-aged male. Patient also has underlying pelvic pathology from a previous trauma. The possible mechanism of injury is discussed. Extensive literature search reveals that this is the first report of a fracture in an osteonecrotic femoral head.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/313289
spellingShingle Singaravadivelu Vaidyanathan
Yuvaraja Murugan
Kingsly Paulraj
An Unusual Complication in Osteonecrosis of Femoral Head: A Case Report
Case Reports in Orthopedics
title An Unusual Complication in Osteonecrosis of Femoral Head: A Case Report
title_full An Unusual Complication in Osteonecrosis of Femoral Head: A Case Report
title_fullStr An Unusual Complication in Osteonecrosis of Femoral Head: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed An Unusual Complication in Osteonecrosis of Femoral Head: A Case Report
title_short An Unusual Complication in Osteonecrosis of Femoral Head: A Case Report
title_sort unusual complication in osteonecrosis of femoral head a case report
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/313289
work_keys_str_mv AT singaravadiveluvaidyanathan anunusualcomplicationinosteonecrosisoffemoralheadacasereport
AT yuvarajamurugan anunusualcomplicationinosteonecrosisoffemoralheadacasereport
AT kingslypaulraj anunusualcomplicationinosteonecrosisoffemoralheadacasereport
AT singaravadiveluvaidyanathan unusualcomplicationinosteonecrosisoffemoralheadacasereport
AT yuvarajamurugan unusualcomplicationinosteonecrosisoffemoralheadacasereport
AT kingslypaulraj unusualcomplicationinosteonecrosisoffemoralheadacasereport